House Taken Over DOL #1

Text evidence: How does the author use the description of the house to reflect the characters’ psychological state?

• The house is described as modern and spacious, symbolizing the characters’ openness to change.

• The house is described as small and cramped, reflecting the characters’ feelings of confinement.

• The house is described as large and old, filled with memories of past generations, which reflects the characters’ attachment to their family history and reluctance to move forward.

• The house is described as bright and colorful, indicating the characters’ happiness and contentment.

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Implicit vs. Explicit Meaning:

What does the gradual takeover of the house by an unseen presence implicitly suggest about the characters’ psychological state?

• The characters are experiencing increasing anxiety and fear, reflecting their inability to confront and adapt to change.

• The characters are excited about the changes happening in their lives.

• The characters are indifferent to the changes and continue their routines without concern.

• The characters are actively seeking out the presence to understand it better.

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Written in 1946 by Julio Cortazar, House Taken Over, who functions as the shorty story’s narrator as well as told from their point of view?

• Juan Perón

• The brother

• The ghost

• The sister

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Unwanted guests taking over most of a home that the two living occupants were struggling to keep clean on a regular basis could be viewed as an example of:

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Inferencing

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“Irene was only interested in the knitting and showed wonderful dexterity, and for me the hours slipped away watching her hands like silver sea urchins, needles flashing and one or two knitting baskets on the floor, the balls of yarn jumping about. It was lovely.”

This quote is an exceptional example of which literary device?

• archetype

• point of view

• imagery

• irony

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